Android sales overtake iOS – Chinese Keywords

Which is the most popular mobile phone operating system? Symbian? you’re dreaming! Blackberry? That’s already history! iOS? looks like it’s already topped out! Now the most popular is Android. According to a report by The Nielson Company, for the last six months in the US the most popular mobile phone operating system was Android at 35%, it beat iOS at 25% and Blackberry at 26%.

After seeing this Apple fans shouldn’t be angry. As iOS is only used on 4 phones, snatching 25% is an great achievement. Though after iPhone 4 was released the market share didn’t see a large increase, instead staying at about 25 to 26%, it looks like this might be the maximum number of people interested in buying an iPhone. As Android is using a strength-in-numbers tactic of being on many manufacturer’s handsets, it had no problem hitting it’s target! If Blackberry and Nokia don’t change they’ll probably be slowly forgotten by the smart-phone market.

Keywords

銷量冠軍（销量冠军）

作業系統 （作业系统）

由 ____的調查顯示（由 ____的调查显示）

Pinyin: yóu ____ de diào chá xiǎn shìEnglish: According to (person/company)’s survey it has been revealed…; another similar sentence structure that you might see is 根據___調查 （gēn jù ___ diào chá）,which also means “according to (some person/company)’s survey/report”

擊敗（击败）

Pinyin: jí bàiEnglish: to defeat

市佔率（市占率）

Pinyin: shì zhàn lǜEnglish: market share; short for 市場的佔有率

大幅（大幅）

Pinyin: dà fúEnglish: substantial, great

上升（上升）

Pinyin: shàng(shǎng) shēngEnglish: increase

範圍（范围）

Pinyin: fàn wéiEnglish: scope, range

左右/上下（左右/上下）

Pinyin: zuǒ yòu / shàng xiàEnglish: thereabout, approximately

機海戰術（机海战术）

Pinyin: jīhǎi zhàn shùEnglish: this is a take on the phrase 人海戰術, which is essentially “strength in numbers”: sea of people 人海, tactic 戰術. So in this situation Android, by being released on many mobile phones, has the advantage of strength in numbers.

達到目標（达到目标）

Pinyin: dá dào mù biāoEnglish: to achieve a goal or objective

智慧型手機（智慧型手机）

Pinyin: zhì huì xíng shǒu jī
English: smart-phone

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Thanks, Nick. I just corrected the Pinyin.
I’m also hoping that the increased sales of Android leads to more apps which I think we are seeing happening now. There is some real competition heating up between the mobile platforms.